Publication: The Week Magazine

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 Documents

The man who skydived without a parachute

Watch British daredevil Gary Connery jump nearly half a mile from a helicopter, with only a winged suit to slow his 80-mile-per-hour free-fallBest Opinion: PopSci, TIMEThe video: Gary Connery, 42, is a seasoned stuntman and action-star body double, but ... [ Published May 25 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: Skydiving

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Good day, bad day: May 24, 2012

A parachute-less stuntman survives a 2,400-foot jump, while office workers battle unsuspected germs — and more winners and losers of today's news cycleYou may want to rethink that free coffee in the office: According to a recent study, office break rooms ... [ Published May 24 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: Pancreatic Cancer, London Olympics 2012, Base Jumping

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Good day, bad day: May 22, 2012

A man miraculously survives a Niagara plunge, while an auction house claims to be selling Reagan's blood — and more winners and losers of today's news cyclePFC Auctions is selling an empty vial which reportedly contains blood residue from former President ... [ Published May 22 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: Ronald Reagan, Ampoule, Opposing Views Inc, London Olympics 2012

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Tenzin Gyatso

10 things you need to know today: May 13, 2012

A peace leader is killed in Afghanistan, Greek leftists reject a coalition — and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion1. TWO NATO TROOPS AND PEACE LEADER KILLED IN AFGHANISTANTwo service members with NATO's International ... [ Published May 13 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: Tenzin Gyatso, Yemen, Drone, Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

National Football League

Junior Seau and the disturbing NFL suicide trend

The tragic death of the 43-year-old former linebacker reignites concerns over the link between head trauma and suicide. Can anything be done?Junior Seau is inducted into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame in 2011: The ex-linebacker is the fifth former ... [ Published May 03 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: Junior Seau, Suicide, National Football League, Dave Duerson

First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Daniel Craig

The London Olympics opening ceremony: What we know so far

Duran Duran, Shakespeare, and... Sir 007? Here's a taste of how England plans to welcome the world this summerDaniel Craig and the rest of the 007 crew were reportedly given unprecedented access to Buckingham Palace to film a short James Bond movie for ... [ Published May 02 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Daniel Craig, Francois Duhamel, United Kingdom, Whitechapel Bell Foundry

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Should Saudi Arabia's all-male team be banned from the Olympics?

Human rights activists say the conservative Muslim country should be kicked out of the London Olympics because it won't allow Saudi women to competeThe Saudi Olympic team during the Beijing opening ceremony in 2008: The Muslim country prohibits women ... [ Published May 01 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Saudi Arabia, International Olympic Committee, Qatar, Human Rights Activist

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Good day, bad day: April 30, 2012

One World Trade Center becomes New York's tallest tower, while a wealthy Australian decides to recreate the doomed Titanic — and more winners and losers of today's news cycleOne World Trade Center: Now the biggest phallic symbol in New York. Photo: Ramin ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: One World Trade Center, Marsupial, Corbis, The Game Group plc

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 1 Documents

Time for the NFL to scrap the Pro Bowl?

The league is reportedly considering an end to football's annual all-star game. Good riddance, say many fans and criticsThe AFC Pro Bowl team in early 2011, led by quarterback Peyton Manning: Many fans are fed up with football's low-intensity, lollygagging ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: National Football League, Chris Mortensen, Bleacher Report

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 1 Documents

8 surprising facts about Marco Rubio

Two years ago, most Americans had never heard of Rubio. Now, the eloquent, Tea-Party-backed, disco-despising Florida senator is a top contender for Mitt Romney's VP slotSen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and his wife during the rising GOP star's victory speech ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: Marco Rubio, BuzzFeed, Victor Garcia, Charlie Crist

First Reported Apr 19 2012 - Updated Apr 19 2012 - 1 Documents

NBC's Olympics live stream: A huge win for sports fans?

Forget tape-delayed evening broadcasts. This summer, for the first time ever, fans in the U.S. can watch Michael Phelps' big races live from their computersIf you're still reeling from missing this 2008 U.S. men's freestyle relay moment, fear not: NBC ... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Bleacher Report, The New York Times Company

First Reported Apr 18 2012 - Updated Apr 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Coming soon: Augmented reality glasses for pro athletes?

Sunglasses king Oakley reveals that it's developing a prototype for computerized shades just days after Google unveiled a video for Project GlassImagine if a football coach could beam the X's and O's from his clipboard directly into players' field of ... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by The Week Magazine ]

Entities: Gizmodo, PC World, Chris Davis, Field of View

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It's certainly not good. The league is transitioning into an age in which "safety has become a searing issue and the post-career problems and tragedies of former players have grown too common to ignore" says Lopresti. And the NFL is scrambling to show it's concerned with player safety...

Junior Seau and the disturbing NFL suicide trend [The Week Magazine - May 03 2012]